Janice Omadeke Shares why Mentorship Is Critical in Hybrid Work

WorkLab Trailer: Everything we thought we knew about work—where we do it, when we do it, how we do it—has been turned on its head. Where is it all going, and is there a map to get us there? WorkLab is a new podcast from Microsoft that taps into data and research... by WorkLab

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Welcome to Season 2 of WorkLab: The Podcast: The world has never before had the chance to collectively reinvent the ways we work. Leaders are taking stock of how we’ve always done things, then imagining a new future. In Season 2 of the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft, we’re exploring that... by WorkLab

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73%: The Hybrid Work Paradox: Companies are facing yet another big test: the seismic shift to hybrid work. In the debut episode of WorkLab’s new podcast, Microsoft 365 leader Jared Spataro talks to host Elise Hu about an emerging paradox. Three quarters of people... by WorkLab

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81%: The Impact of Flexible Work on the Economy: The shift to hybrid work is already transforming the business world. What should forward-thinking leaders watch for? The latest episode of the WorkLab podcast features Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University who studies remote... by WorkLab

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LinkedIn’s chief economist on the work trends to watch—and the need for lifelong learning: LinkedIn’s chief economist, , has the big-picture view on emerging trends, including what people want from work—and what skills employers will need in the coming years. Kimbrough is the first guest of Season 2 of the podcast, in which host Elise... by WorkLab

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Dr. Michael Gervais on What Business Can Learn from Sports: As a high-performance psychologist, has worked with NFL players and Olympic athletes, along with musicians, artists, and Fortune 100 CEOs, to help them improve their mindsets. What insights can he share with business leaders on guiding teams through... by WorkLab

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61%: Flexibility, Autonomy, and Managing Through Hybrid: There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the hybrid era. A recent report by Microsoft found that 61% of workers identified “social interaction” as a primary benefit of coming to the office. But the same percentage said that ditching daily... by WorkLab

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Arianna Huffington talks intentionality on and off the clock: , CEO and founder of , shares her insights with guest host of Microsoft on how anyone can combat stress at work with intentionality—from taking productive breaks to leveraging technology to creating good sleep hygiene. Huffington is the second... by WorkLab

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Microsoft's Jared Spataro on the Employee Trends Leaders Need to Know: Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Modern Work, , unpacks the key findings from the company’s annual Work Trend Index, a survey of more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. In a nutshell: leaders need a new skill set to meet shifting employee... by WorkLab

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54%: New Strategies for Finding Balance at Work: As companies move into hybrid work and embrace more flexibility, they’ll need to experiment. They’ll have to make space for employee feedback—and truly listen, says , co-author of the new book Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of... by WorkLab

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Microsoft’s Sarah Bond on What Play Can Teach Us About Work: Microsoft corporate vice president of Xbox explains what games can teach us about the future of work. Today, 3 billion people on the planet play video games—which have a unique and powerful ability to enable collaboration, break down language and... by WorkLab

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41%: Experts Discuss the Top Workplace Trends of 2021: How did work change in 2021, and how will it continue to evolve next year? We know that the Great Reshuffle isn’t over: In a Microsoft survey, 41 percent of respondents said that they may leave their employer, and resignations did in fact reach... by WorkLab

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Microsoft’s Jared Spataro on How Leaders Can Help Employees Thrive: Microsoft leader Jared Spataro unpacks the key findings from the latest Work Trend Index report. In a nutshell: creating the culture and employee experience to meet the needs of today’s distributed workforce requires a new leadership approach.... by WorkLab

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Microsoft’s Vetri Vellore on how to help employees see their impact: What motivates people to do their best work? It helps to understand how their contributions fit into their organizations’ greater goals or purpose. , a Microsoft corporate vice president, explains how objectives and key results, or OKRs, can help... by WorkLab

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Chief Economist Nela Richardson Talks Labor Trends and the New Workforce: is the chief economist at ADP, a global provider of human capital management solutions. In this episode, she breaks down how the economy is affecting the labor market, the importance of skilling a new workforce, and why leaders should invest in their... by WorkLab

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The Future of Onboarding with Accenture’s Paul Daugherty: A few years back, Accenture worked with Microsoft to build a virtual campus called the “Nth Floor.” After the pandemic hit, the Nth Floor became a crucial digital tool in helping Accenture onboard new employees—and an early example of the... by WorkLab

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Teen Vogue Editor in Chief Versha Sharma on What Gen Z Wants Out of Work: Versha Sharma, editor in chief of Teen Vogue, provides her unique insights into what Gen Z wants from their employers, and Hannah McConnaughey, a communications manager at Microsoft, breaks down common work-related buzzwords her generation... by WorkLab

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Microsoft’s Dawn Klinghoffer on How Leaders Can Tell if Employees Are Thriving: Microsoft’s Head of People Analytics Dawn Klinghoffer leverages data to help leaders understand and improve employee experience. She isn’t just trying to track productivity—she wants to know if employees are genuinely thriving and embracing a... by WorkLab

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Harvard Business School’s Frances Frei on Building Trust: , professor of technology and operations management at Harvard Business School and an advisor to executives embarking on large-scale change initiatives, discusses how leaders can build trust, speak authentically, and empower workers to do their best.... by WorkLab

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How Leaders Will Use AI to Unleash Creativity: is the Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft. In his richly varied career, he’s also been an artist, a professor, an author, a college president, and a business executive. His digital artwork, books, lectures, research,... by WorkLab

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Janice Omadeke Shares why Mentorship Is Critical in Hybrid Work: Two founders of mentorship platforms, Janice Omadeke and Sarah Haggard, discuss why prioritizing mutually beneficial relationships at work is integral to employee success, and share what business leaders can do to facilitate meaningful... by WorkLab

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How AI Will Change the Way You Work: New innovations in AI sound exciting, but how will they actually change the way we work? Marcus Wohlsen is here to share some insights. Wohlsen is a journalist, author, and the head of editorial at the storytelling firm Godfrey Dadich Partners, and he... by WorkLab

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Harvard Business School’s Linda Hill on Practical Skills for Today’s Leaders: , a professor who also chairs the school’s Leadership Initiative, joins the WorkLab podcast to offer advice on management. How do you lead when everything keeps changing? How do you rally people and build trust? How do you discover your own... by WorkLab

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Welcome to Season 3 of WorkLab: The Podcast: We’re living out the biggest shift in work in a hundred years. In Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft, we’ll explore what all this change means for leaders—and learn how energized, empowered employees can give organizations a... by WorkLab

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What’s Next for the Office? CBRE’S Julie Whelan Breaks It Down: How are workspaces changing, both in how they’re used and how they’re designed? What kinds of spaces, amenities, and activities encourage employees to work in person? To find out what’s next for the office, the WorkLab podcast checked in with... by WorkLab

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‘The Happiness Project’ Author Gretchen Rubin on Wellbeing at Work: Gretchen Rubin is an expert on happiness and the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Happiness Project. In this episode of WorkLab, Rubin shares what she’s learned from more than a decade of studying wellbeing—and... by WorkLab

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Best-selling Author Daniel Pink Says Having Regrets Is a Good Thing: Best-selling author explains how regrets from the past can help leaders make smart resolutions in the year ahead. Pink is the final guest of Season 3 of the WorkLab podcast, in which hosts Elise Hu and Tonya Mosley have conversations with... by WorkLab

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Janice Omadeke Shares why Mentorship Is Critical in Hybrid Work

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